You remove players from a Ground Branch server through the in-game admin menu. In addition, the configuration files let you define how long bans last by default, when team killers get banned automatically and whether players may vote to kick someone.
Kick or ban a player
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Join as an admin
Join your server – see Join Server. Without admin rights the following options are not available to you. -
Open the admin menu
PressF8. Alternatively open the ESC menu and select the admin button there, or enter the commandadminin the console (`). -
Select the player
Pick the player in question from the player list. -
Choose an action
Select Kick to disconnect the player from the server, or Ban to lock them out. In both cases you can optionally state a reason. -
Confirm the ban duration
When banning, the server asks you for the duration. It is prefilled with the value from theBan.ini, which you can overwrite. A ban can be temporary or permanent.
Set the default ban duration
How long a ban lasts by default is controlled in the Ban.ini.
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Stop the server
Stop your server via the dashboard. -
Connect via SFTP
Connect to your server via SFTP. -
Open Ban.ini
Open the following file:/GroundBranch/ServerConfig/Ban.ini -
Enter the duration
Adjust the value in the section[/Script/RBZooKeeper.ZKBan]. The value is given in minutes:[/Script/RBZooKeeper.ZKBan] DefaultBanDuration=720 -
Start the server
Save the file and start your server.
Ban team killers automatically
Ground Branch can ban players on its own if they kill their own teammates too often. The related settings live in the TeamKill.ini:
/GroundBranch/ServerConfig/TeamKill.ini
[/Script/RBZooKeeper.ZKTeamKill]
MaxTeamKills=3
BanTime=60
TeamKillExpireTime=30
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
MaxTeamKills |
Number of team kills after which a player is banned |
BanTime |
Duration of the automatic ban in minutes |
TeamKillExpireTime |
Time in minutes after which a single team kill expires again |
Configure player votes
The Vote.ini defines what players on your server may vote on – including a kick.
/GroundBranch/ServerConfig/Vote.ini
[/Script/RBZooKeeper.ZKVote]
VotingCommands=kick
VotingCommands=changemap
VotingCommands=nextmap
VotingCommands=missionsettings
VotingCommands=restartround
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
VotingCommands |
One line per allowed vote. Only kick, changemap, nextmap, missionsettings and restartround are available |
VoteDuration |
Duration of a running vote in seconds |
MinPlayers |
Minimum number of players required for voting |
VoteSucceededTimeout |
Cooldown in seconds after a successful vote |
VoteFailedTimeout |
Cooldown in seconds after a failed vote |
MapVoteTimeout |
Cooldown in seconds between map votes |
bAllowVotingOffMapList |
Allows voting for maps outside the map list |
PermittedGameModes |
Game modes in which voting is allowed |
Lift a ban
Ground Branch has the admin command unban. It removes a player from the ban list based on their unique player ID (SteamID64). You use it like the other admin commands through the admin menu – see Add Admin.
Whitelist
Ground Branch does have a whitelist – when it is active, only admins and whitelisted players can join. Everyone else gets a message when joining that the server uses a whitelist.